this before. i'm just thinking my ankle's hurt or something like that. and i look down at my leg and my bone's six inches out of my leg. i go into automatic shock. i want to thank luke, our captain. he jumped on the scene and said a prayer for me. when he was saying that prayer, what was going through my head is either i'm going to cry and my team is going to be devastated and we probably won't win this game or i'm going to try to say some words that could get us through. and they beat duke by 22 so i said, i think my words got through good enough. >> take us through luke's reaction. you mentioned he was there by your side and said after the game if he was in that situation, he would want a teammate there next to him. >> luke is a great guy. from the time he's been here, he's been a leader. i can really say that i really have a deep kind of love for luke because he's never going to tell you anything's wrong. he'll get into it with guys in

practice all the time. but that's just luke being luke. when he jumped on the scene and how he did -- i was really more expecti expecting peyton. he's always there. but seeing luke there really just touched my heart. he said a prayer and it got me through. and i saw coach and i kept repeating over and over again, coach, i'm going to be good. we just have to win this game. that's what's most important right now. i'll be fine. let's win this game. >> i'm sure you've seen the tape of it. the reaction of your teammates -- not of the injury but the reaction of your teammates. have you seen that -- >> yeah, it was like seeing a ghost. shane's the toughest guy but shane is crying his eyes out. montrez is crying and everybody's in shock. looking around and seeing that, it was devastating. but they pulled it through. and we're going to atlanta. that's what's really most important right now. we're still in season and we still don't want our season to

end. we have to get the job done. >> it's almost been three days. what has been the biggest high for you in the last three days? >> all the support i'm getting. you guys, all our fans, i've been touched by everyone. someone called me earlier today and was just saying how this is bigger than just me. a lot of people are looking at me like as a role model now because a lot of people have been in injuries that ended their careers and car accidents and things of that nature. and people are really taking note to how i handled the situation. it wasn't nothing that is out of the ordinary to me because that's kind of just my character, how i handle it. getting all this attention, it's not me, but it's really appreciated. >> kevin, i'm sure you were texting or talking with your teammates. what was it like when you saw them for the first time yesterday? >> it was a great feeling. i missed these guys. that was the biggest thing, getting back here.

being in indianapolis, my girlfriend did a great job just being there for me the entire time until my mom and stepdad could be there. but it's nothing like seeing my teammates. we're brothers. i wouldn't trade these guys in for the world. it's just a bond there that will never be broken. and that's just as real as it gets. >> you've gotten tweets from lebron and calls from michelle obama. what was the one where you went, this is big, this is national? >> definitely the conversation with kobe. i'm not a strong -- i've always been a lebron kind of guy. but kobe -- when kobe reaches out to you and people making fake accounts for the twitter and instagram, i felt like it was disrespectful. that's the only reason i got back on twitter to verify that this guy isn't me. them reaching out to me and showing it doesn't matter how old you are or what the situation is, everybody cares. that really touched me.

>> the george gibbs story from notre dame -- >> no, sir. >> the phrase "just win" has taken on this dramatic lure now. you're on the cover of "sports illustrated." do you see this being something that could be kind of a touchstone in sports? >> i would say so with just how the injury occurred and everything that's gone on. but it's not something that i just planned like i wanted it to happen this way. like i said, i'm not really a media guy. coach will tell you i'm one of the quietest guys in the world honestly. just the support, i really, really do appreciate it. >> when you left the arena, you're going through everything that you were going through, getting prepped for surgery, did you know anything that was going on back at the arena and when did you guys find out that you guys actually won and were going to atlanta? >> probably not till the next morning because of all the medicine i was on. i don't remember coach even coming to the hospital that night.

and me waking up and seeing that trophy, i was like, we're another step closer to where we need to be. >> have you seen any of the tape of the last 16 seconds -- >> yeah, i saw the highlights of duke coming back and tying the game. i don't know what happened. i guess it was a time-out or a huddle. those guys came out and started playing as hard as they could. they were on a magnificent run. peyton was playing great, shane and everybody really stepped up. it was very, very, very proudful. i was very proud of my time. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> we've got a connection. i felt like it was one of those things where i'm going to need something to do, somebody to entertain me. and i felt like a dog would be the perfect situation. >> when did you get him? >> got him the day -- the first day i was in the hospital, they

face-timed me, zach and wayne picked him up for me and showed me how they had the shirt with his name, number and ware on it. and he's looking at me and i'm looking at him. it was a very emotional time right there. >> speaking of the shirts, how cool is the shirt that you're wearing right now, that that's the motto for this team? >> i feel like they're not just playing to win a national championship now. we established a big east championship last year and accomplished making it to a final four championship last year. our goals are still the same. still want to win a national championship just like if i was out there playing. when we cut down the nets, that's what's going to be most important. >> you grew so much this year on the floor and off the floor. after your suspension, what was it -- what made you a different player the last part of the season? >> it was really just him having the confidence in me really. i've been telling the media this since my suspension, since i came back from the marquette

game. he told me, i needed to go out there and play basketball. watching guys like russ and peyton and learning from what they do, these are some of the best guards in the country, honestly. it's something i can't take from that. coach wants us to be aggressive and doing more stuff. i kind of felt like i started to pick it up and kept progresses as the season went on. stuff happens. have to get the job done without me. >> you're going back to atlanta for the final four. how much support have you received from your hometown and how much more touching is this trip for you -- >> a ton of support. everybody that i was really close with in high school have been really been reaching out and trying to make sure i'm fine. they want to come visit and do things -- like, i don't have a basketball tournament. but most of the guys, i told them i'm still going to be busy

as if i were playing. i'll try to get in as much time as i can with them. i appreciate all the support i've been getting but we have a job to handle. >> you said they listened to your message sunday. what are you telling them from saturday? >> i don't think i have to tell them anything. i think they'll look over to the bench and see me sitting there. that will be all the motivation they need. this isn't one of those things where we need to be motivated. we're in the final four. we're either going to win or back here in louisville. >> have you been told when you can start playing again? what are your thoughts on that? >> no, i'm just taking it day by day. they said it would take the bone eight to 12 weeks to heal and whatever the time period comes in after that as to when i'll be able to play, i really don't know. >> your team has had a lot of comebacks. can you see and feel the fatigue a lot of these teams are feeling midway through the second half?

>> yeah. coach g does a great job with us in the summertime. we cry and moan about it. but he does a great job making sure a lot of condition and better shape than any team we faced this year. that sets in for a lot of teams. like your colorado state and notre dame and all those teams that we played that really just got tired. the only game i can really think of that really knocked us out of the water last year was when marquette beat us pretty bad. and then we played them again in the big east tournament last year. and you just see them guys over there on their knees and can barely breathe. it was just like everything we do is for a reason. everything here helps. >> what would be your message to louisville fans right now? >> i'm okay. i appreciate all the support that they've been giving me and if there's any way i can reach

out to them and show them i appreciate it, i will. >> any other questions for coach? anything anybody needs to get in right now? >> coach, do you have any response to the rutgers situation and coach rice? >> you know, it is very difficult to watch that, very disappointed. i hope mike gets some issues taken care of. it was very difficult to watch, that whole thing. i hope for his sake, he gets -- with his family, i hope they get back and they recover in some positive way. but it was difficult to watch, certainly. i hope for the situation there -- a lot of healing must take place with something like that. and i hope it does. >> as a coach, when you see something like that, talking about the relationship you have with your players, what goes through your mind when you see that?

>> you know, i've never seen anything like that before. and i'm sure that there's a different side of him that really cares about his players, but that was difficult to watch, to say the least. >> coach, you've talked a lot about your guys and the relationship. >> we're watching breaking news out of kentucky. this is kevin ware, the sophomore guard from louisville who we watched in that video over the weekend, sunday night, sustained what was an absolutely horrific injury. got a compound fracture of his tibia. his bone literally protruding from his skin some six inches out of his skin. coach pitino there on the scene saying this was the third most difficult experience of his life. the first being the loss of a child, the second, the loss of his brother-in-law, 9/11. and then the incident involving his young player. right now, you hear the team is moving on to the final four in atlanta. and kevin ware will be there with his team.

he talked about all of the words of encouragement, not just from his team but from athletes like kobe bryant and normal people at home who saw what happened and sent their words of encouragement, rooting him on. according to what he said in this news conference about 8 to 12 weeks for his bone to heal. he has no idea when or if he will play again. he certainly wants to play again. but he also noted, like joe theismann and that infamous injury, he has not seen the video nor does he want to see the moment of impact. there you have it. the first words from kevin ware from louisville. he's heading on with his team to the final four. we'll see what they do at the big dance. "news nation" is also following developing news on the debate over gun control, a new poll shows public support for stricter gun laws is still strong with six in ten americans believing laws should be tougher. those numbers seemingly contradict a poll out last week

that shows support was waning. the president turns to public opinion again to get congress to act. right now, the president is on his way to colorado. a state with a long tradition of gun rights but one that recently passed a series of tough laws in wake of the aurora movie theater shooting last summer. the president hopes the legislation will serve as a model, a template for a national bill. also today in connecticut, the state legislature is set to pass a wide-ranging gun control bill that is being called the toughest in the nation. the president will travel to that state on monday using the so-called bully pulpit to its fullest extent before the senate takes up a bill next week when members of congress return. with me now, denver mayor, bill hancock. thank you for joining us. >> absolutely, tamron. >> i understand you will be

meeting with the president. what do you want to tell him regarding -- i'm assuming to keep up the push, keep up the fight for gun control legislation, that you would like to see? >> absolutely. one of the things that we recognize here in colorado, a place that quite frankly has -- is important for us to have access to guns and to be outdoors with the guns and do the things that we do, but it's also about reducing the violence that's plagued our nation. and certainly we've not been immune to it here in the metro denver area and certainly not throughout colorado. we'll continue to encourage the president to keep pushing for sensible legislation around gun safety and violence reduction. and make sure that we continue this conversation across the nation. >> as i mentioned, we've got a new morning joe/marist poll out that indicates that support is very strong for gun legislation and when it comes to universal background checks, there is strong support amongst republicans. but we hear this phrase, everything changed after

newtown. do you believe that everything in your state changed after the aurora shooting and perhaps that's why the legislation that's been passed in your state was able to go through with some type of compromise on the table? >> i think that's an appropriate assessment. but i will remind folks that denver, colorado, in particular had one of the strictest gun legislations or laws on the books in the state of colorado. we had outlawed assault weapons back in 1989. we didn't allow anything over 20 of a magazine to be sold or manufactured in colorado. so we have been on this tip for quite some time. but we also had the columbine tragedy. we lost a denver police officer last year. and the aurora shooting put these issues back on the forefront from us. i celebrate our state legislature and our governor for doing the right thing. >> you brought up the columbine massacre. we heard from the nra yesterday

continuing its push to have armed guards, armed security at schools. there were armed security personnel at columbine the day that that massacre took place. what is your reaction to what we heard from the nra yesterday as far as a solution? >> i think it points to the fact that we have to have a multifaceted approach to ending gun violence in our communities and certainly in our schools it can't just be about armed guards in the schools. it has to be about how we detect and able to deal with effectively young people who find themselves in trouble with mental health or looking at the issue of entertainment as well, and the violence inherent in some of those videos our young people are watching on a daily basis for hours at a time. if there's anything we can agree on is that it has to be a multifaceted approach and we have to be diligent and continue to work on this. it's not one issue that's going to solve all this for us. we have to keep working on it on

various levels to address it effectively. >> mayor hancock, thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> let me bring in our panel. thank you all for joining us. jonathan, i'd like to start off with you. we have this new morning joe poll that i mentioned to the mayor. when it comes to universal background checks, 94% of democrats, 86% of independents and 81% of republicans favor universal background checks. why are we not seeing that support from lawmakers? >> i think it's critical also to be honest about what the polling has also said in recent weeks. there was a cbs poll last week that said only 47% of americans wanted any new regulations. the polls are all over the place -- >> they're not when it comes to universal background checks. you're right when it comes to ammunition and a ban on high

capacity. when the question is posed regarding universal background checks, it's been pretty consistent that people would like to see something done there, including republicans and members of the nra, in early polling and now. >> i think you see some of that sentiment broadly. it's important to remember where the sentiments are most intense. and that's the people who value the protection of their second amendment rights. they believe that congress could step over the line here. the question here is whether or not they're passing something that's actually going to protect kids in schools. the nra put forth that program that they believe would actually do that. i think it needs to be taken seriously. the second thing is making sure that people's second amendment right is protected. >> it's not just about protecting kids at school. gabby giffords was shot at a grocery store. the aurora shooting massacre happened at a movie theater. jessica, let me bring you in. we have seen universal support

of a background check. that has existed with republicans and the nra. why are we still seeing at least verbally in front of the camera what seems to be a stalemate between lawmakers on both sides of this? >> i think this happens often with a lot of issues where congress lags behind the public at large. so you often see strong public support for something and not yet the support in congress bubbling up. right now, it is an issue of whether senator chuck schumer can get an agreement with tom coburn from oklahoma. and they're still in talks, tom coburn sounds optimistic back home talking about this. but that is really the linchpin, the idea that they can get an agreement between these two senators, will bring in red state democrats. >> absolutely. and our first issue, you have

immigration reform and guns at the top of the agenda. and there's a bet that the gop will not allow for a victory, if you will, on both of those issues. if we're looking at the scenario here, guns might not get the same priority from the gop as immigration reform. >> certainly immigration reform right now has much broader support in the republican party. and there's just far more momentum and willingness and interest in getting that piece done in large part because of politics and the way the 2012 election played out. the nra, they're still powerful in a lot of states where they are powerful -- people are just concerned about the power of that lobby and of the members who want their gun rights protected. >> and, chris, we know the president is countering the power of the nra with the power of people who want to see some kind of legislation put forth and passed.

but here the president is going to be in denver. and then on to connecticut monday. his strategy's been pretty consistent. he was surrounded by families who have lost loved ones in gun violence. he's continued the push. but where is the president's back-up here, chris? >> it's a good question. right now, i'm not sure where it is. there's clearly been a loss of momentum on the hill when it comes to gun control legislation, especially from the folks i've spoken to. and i think it has to do -- part of it has to do with timing. we had a window of opportunity that -- after the newtown shooting where i think people were clearly motivated and mobilized and part of the nra's strategy and i would say some of the opponents on the hill is delay, delay, delay. slow this down as much as possible. let other issues take hold and then kind of cut it apart as much as possible.

and unfortunately i think -- the problem i have with the republicans' argument and the nra argument in particular is, they're opposing something they supported in the past. it is illogical on its face. at some point they have to wake up and explain to the american people how simply closing a loophole is somehow going to take away the second amendment rights of americans. >> jonathan is here. jonathan, how do you explain that? it's on tape. you have wayne lapierre saying he would support universal background. we played jeff flake and others who indicated as well right after newtown that they would be open to universal background checks. chris says it's illogical what we're seeing. how do you explain the difference between wayne lapierre then and now? >> i can't speak for wayne lapierre or the nra. but they're the most powerful grassroots organization in fact country -- >> why do you think they've changed? >> i don't know that. they have millions of members across the country in every

state and every congressional district. these are people that are passional about their second amendment rights and get very skittish when congress talks about messing with those. i don't necessarily think it's a bad idea to sit back, calm down and figure out what the right way forward is. they need a solution to protect kids in school and make sure that second amendment rights are protected. >> it's unanswerable. it is idiotic. you can't be for something and against something and make the argument, the reason we changed our position is the sun came up today. violence is still getting worse. we've seen how many of these mass shootings -- we're not talking about some dramatic gun control legislation here. we're talking about closing loopholes. we're talking about criminal background checks, making sure that the bad people don't get guns. opposing that has nothing to do with solving the problem.

it has only to do with the political agenda here. that's fine if you want to play politics with this. but this is also about lives. that's the part where i think everyone gets a little bit frustrated with this. if it was a genuine position about the second amendment, you wouldn't be changing your position with the wind. >> chris, you shouldn't be discounting their proposal yesterday. when you talk about protecting kids, it doesn't necessarily have to do all the time with gun regulations. that are things they can do in schools. they found out -- >> i know the nra wants to put armed guards at every school. how do you expect to pay for that? >> they found most schools don't even have a written security plan at their school. there are a lot of things they can do to make schools safety short of bringing in gun. >> back to the president, he is in college. he is back in colorado. which politician is doing more than a president to talk about this issue and shake the debate?

>> this is a situation that bubbles up frequently with the president -- is he involved enough or is he involved too much? we'll see a lot of him -- >> their point is he's used the bully pulpit on this issue to its fully extent. that no one's done more in washington to keep this debate going than the president. >> sure. clearly he's taken this on. there are some criticisms that he shouldn't have done a commission and that took out some of the momentum. and so you can always look back and wonder if he would have done something differently -- congress may be in a different place today. however, congress works slowly. and the president has been out there. he's going to continue to use it for the next six days. and after that until congress comes back and takes up this bill, i think it still comes back to whether two senators in the senate can come up with something over the next few days as to whether something will

actually happen. and it does come down to a couple of negotiations of a handful of people. >> thank you all three of you for your time. a great pleasure to have you on. thank you. developing now, defense officials tell nbc news that a missile defense system will be sent to the u.s. military base in guam in response to north korea's threats. we're just getting this information in. just moments ago, defense secretary chuck hagel declared north korea's rhetoric presents a, quote, real clear danger and a threat to the u.s. and its allies, end quote. today, north korea shut off access to the last remaining symbol of cooperation with south korea. hundreds of south koreans were sent back across the border when they tried to rortd for work at a jointly run industrial park just over the heavily armed border in the north. the facility also provides jobs for more than 50,000 north koreans and is a critical source of income for the impoverished north. joining me live, brian walsh.

as i mentioned, the u.s. is going to send missile defense system to guam following north korea's latest threat. what does that action and decision mean? >> it's the latest step in what's a growing and increasingly worrying standoff between north korea, between united states and its allies in the region. you have the rhetoric from north korea. what's worrying here is that in kim jong-un, the still fairly new leader of north korea, we have someone who's a bit of an x-factor. we don't really know that much about him. we don't know if he knows the rules of the game. what it means to increase those provocations. does he know when to stand down as well? >> he is surrounded by military leaders who do know. they have been around. do they advise him or does he advise those military officials that prior to him filling his father's shoes, it was believed he was trying to placate these leaders to show he can fill his

father's footsteps? >> this may have more to do with internal power struggles in north korea than how they feel towards the united states. but it's a heavily militarized part of the world. things can get out of control. you're at a time when there are new leaders in china, in south korea, japan has a new prime minister as well. and in kim jong-un, we don't know him that well. >> that was one of the interesting parts of the whole -- when dennis rodman went ov over. we learned from dennis rodman that he has a child. our own richard engel who's been on the ground in the region says there is a belief that he is angling for something, these actions are all a negotiating ploy. what would he want at this point that is a reasonable move from the u.s. and its allies here? >> eventually want more aid. it's interesting that they decided to shut down that factory. that's one of the few areas that

that joint partnership between the north and the south where pyongyang can make hard currency. he needs to both improve the economic situation in north korea. he needs to make sure the elites are taken care of. and that's what he'd be looking to get from the united states. when you have such little communication and someone you don't really know and trust that well, it's going to make it very difficult. >> bryan, thank you for joining us. coming up, a story of redemption. an nfl team has decided to sign a former high school star who spent five years in prison. he was falsely accused of rape. he was able to clear his name just this past may. we'll have what's next for brian banks. you can join our conversation on twitter. imagine how commercials can be made, instead of hiring expensive ad agencies, company

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did not commit. he broke down in court when a judge exonerated him of charges. the accuser, his high school classmate, was caught on camera admitting she lied. he said it derailed his dreams of playing football. >> i was forced to let a dream go of playing in the nfl. of playing collegiate football. that's something that i've always wanted to do as a child. i wanted to move up the ropes all the way into professional football. to have that taken away from me and to come to the realization that it will never happen again, it was a hard thing for me to cope with and to deal with. >> that was back in mai. but a big development today, the atlanta falcons announced they've signed the linebacker to a contract. he tweeted this morning, quote, i feel good this morning. dave keeps it real.

and when it is appropriate to be cynical, you do. but this story is almost -- i don't know how you could frown on it. this guy was wrongly accused. the woman who accused him, he's forgiven her. she got a $1 million settlement as a result of a lawsuit and here he is with a chance. we don't know how it's going to turn out but he has a chance. >> i do have two frowns, though. the first is i feel like we should run a disclaimer at the bottom of this story that reminds viewers that the overwhelming majority of women who come forward with rape allegations are not making false allegations. >> i don't think we have to remind people of that. i think we have a very smart audience. this is one story, one individual. i don't think it puts a bad shadow on women at all. >> i hope so. the majority of rapes don't get reported at all. the second thing is there are far too many people in this country who bear this tag of the exonerated and far too many of them are black or brown and even

ensnared somebody who is a high school star with a scholarship waiting for them from usc. this case should be looked at as a warning. >> with his case, you have a victim, to your point, and she made this allegation. the jury believed it. and i believe if the facts are here correctly, he ended up working out a deal for fear that he would spend truly the rest of his life behind bars even though he was innocent of that crime. >> scary. >> absolutely. the falcons' general manager said, he's worked extremely hard for this chance over the last year and shown us he's prepared for this opportunity. we're happy brian will have a schans to live out his dream of playing in the nfl. >> what a credit to him as an athlete. one thing about time behind bars is the food is very high in carbohydrates. it's not good for you. 9 brian banks himself has lost

20 pounds in the last year as he's been training. it took an athlete like michael vick who only spent two years behind bar a full year to get in shape -- >> and naturally being accused of a heinous crime like rape, you could hate society after what happened to you. >> he old onto his dream and his hope. you have to tip your hat also to pete carroll, the coach of the seahawks, who brought brian banks in a year ago for a tryout. you can still do this. ken norton, jr., formerly of the cowboys, played a big role in encouraging brian banks and telling him a year ago, if you keep working, you can make it all the way back. >> what do you think are his chances? >> i think his chances are very good. anytime you talk about somebody -- he's still only 27 years old. he's not taken the pounding that typically 27-year-old nfl players have taken over the last

five years on his knees, joints, his body. >> dave, thank you so much. greatly appreciate you joining us. we always love your insight on these things. we'll talk with you. i'm sure there will be not hot sports topic soon. >> never gets boring. >> never gets boring. still ahead on "news nation" -- >> vice president biden and i have worked together on so many important issues. >> there's no woman like hillary clinton. >> highlights from the big event that had hillary clinton and vice president joe biden on the same stage. we'll tell you what else they had to say about each other. ♪ [ instrumental ] [ girl ] when i started playing soccer, i wasn't so good. [ barks ] so me and sadie started practicing. we practiced a lot. now i've got some moves! [ crowd cheering ] spin kick! whoo-hoo! [ giggling ] [ announcer ] we know how important your dog is to your whole family.

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two allies who could be 2016 rivals shared the stage tuesday night. she and the v.p. presented awards and had a lot of praise for each other. >> vice president biden and i have worked together on so many important issues. and i know what a personal victory it was for him to see the violence against women act reauthorized last month. [ applause ] >> there's no woman like hillary clinton. [ applause ] that's a fact. >> joining me now. mark murray, we read the other headlines. what would your headline be from the event last night? >> everyone trying to read the tea leaves about 2016. i know that's a long, long time from now. we're not going to get a decision from hillary clinton on whether she's going to make a bid probably for another two

years. but that isn't stopping folks to try to read in some way or fashion, is she running? is joe biden going to run? and so the 2016 speculation is rampant, even though most of it is speculation at this point. >> absolutely. andrea mitchell reported that they both really got a warm response from the audience. but of course for hillary clinton, there was just an enormo enormous groundswell of appreciation from the women in the audience. >> you have to realize the approval ratings and the favorability ratings she has right now. all-time highs for her. when her husband was president or even when she was running in 2007 and 2008, she never experienced popularity almost universal popularity the way she is right now. so now is the almost kind of apex. when you do start to consider a presidential bid and once you finally jump into these presidential waters, those numbers start coming down, particularly among republicans who have found it okay to like

hillary clinton if they don't like president obama. this is the apex of her popularity and if she decides to get in, there's nowhere to go but down. but certainly she would be the favorite to win a democratic nomination and certainly the polls look right now to be a pretty inevitable presidential nominee if she decides to run. >> mark murray, thanks for joining us. see you tomorrow. >> thanks. coming up on "news nation" -- >> he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. i've looked over and i've seen the promised land. >> that, of course, dr. martin luther king, jr., 45 years ago today delivering his last speech, the mountaintop. a day before being assassinated by james earl ray. we have never before seen video of ray returning to memphis to face a trial in dr. king's murder. girls don't talk about pads... but they do talk about always infinity. [ marcy ] it's like memory foam.

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welcome back. today's the 45th anniversary of dr. martin luther king, jr.'s last speech, "mountaintop." >> he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. i've looked over and i've seen the promised land. i may not get there with you. but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. >> dr. king delivered the speech extemporaneously in a church in memphis the night before he was assassinated at a memphis hotel. king was feeling sick and did not plan to speak but did so at the urging of his friend, ralph abernat abernathy. newly restored video. this shows james earl ray's return to memphis to face trial for dr. king's assassination.

ray was arrested june 8th at london's heathrow airport as he tried to board a flight to brussels. here ray is being red read his rights on the plane to memphis. president obama's just about an hour away from landing in colorado where he will push congress to pass federal gun control laws. the president will meet with officials close to the site of the aurora movie theater massacre. next week, the president will make that same case in connecticut just an hour away from newtown. meantime, here in new york city, gun control from the cities to the suburbs is the topic of the national action network's annual conference in new york. richard lui is there. you spoke with a number of people personally affected by gun violence? >> reporter: yeah, we just finished listening to the immigration reform panel. but the first panel of the day was on that what you just talked about, gun violence. and i had the opportunity to speak with three parents who shared on the panel the loss of their children. one person was only 18 years

old, from chicago, shot in the head by a bullet. she died. on that day, her sister was at an event with president obama who was speaking on gun violence. her parents shared with me a little bit earlier the message they would like to get out. >> the president is president of the united states. each person has to be president of their own home. spending time with young people. >> when you watch the news, you see other children -- i'm sorry -- you see other children on the news and i never thought i would see my daughter on the news doing this very thing. so just be careful, whatever their decision is. >> and then there was hadiya pendleton's mother who told me about the loss of her daughter.

her daughter had just left, performed at an inauguration and killed by a bullet in her back. n her mother telling the story against gun violence. and her little brother on monday playing tennis with president obama. this is what you have. you have a group, if you will, very reluctant icons of gun violence now having to share their story over and over again. and amazingly here, being very, very open with it. >> richard lui, thank you very much. coming up, our "news nation" gut check. it's one of the talkers of the day. the rutgers basketball coach was fired today after video of him verbally attacking students -- players, using gay slurs, even physically touching them. but the question is, should the buck stop there? should more people be fired? and be sure to like "news nation" on facebook. rahhhhhh!

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join "news nation" on twitter. you can find us @newsnation. and rutgers basketball coach, mike rice, fired today. the decision came after espn's "outside the lines" showed this video of rice physically and verbally attacking players during practice. he's also heard hurling anti-gay slurs at his players. the video quickly went viral and drew widespread condemnation. but the disturbing video is not new. the school's athletic director, tom pernetti, was shown the video back in november. today after the firing, pernetti said, quote, i am responsible for the decision to attempt a rehabilitation of coach rice. i thought it was in the best interest of everyone to

rehabilitate, but i was wrong. christine brennan writes, rutgers is a state school supported by the taxpayers of new jersey. i dare say you could have shown the video to almost every one of the residents of the state and received a more reasoned and thoughtful decision than the one rendered by pernetti at the end of last year. for that reason alone, he must lose his job. do you think the athletic director should also be fired in this rutgers basketball scandal? what does your gut tell you? go to facebook.com/newsnation. cast the vote. take a look at what the "news nation" is saying about yesterday's gut check. thousands of gallons of heavy, toxic crude gushed into a small town near little rock. will the spill affect the decision that president obama is expected to make soon on whether to build the keystone pipeline from canada to the gulf coast. 73% of you say, yes. 27% say no. that does it for this edition of "news nation."

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